Certified Dental Assistant

• Must have graduated from an accredited school or program.
• Must have training in dental radiology and radiology safety.
• Possess additional education in Dental issues.
• Be certified in CPR in accordance with the American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
• Have a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Radiology Dental Assistant
• Must have one (1) year work experience involving dental radiology.
• Must have 18 months of work experience as a Dental Assistant or Dental Hygienist with six months current work experience in a clinical setting.
• Shall be very familiar with four-handed dentistry with respect to all technical methods and procedures as practiced at this institution.
• Have excellent working knowledge of instruments, types of restorative materials and methods used for the purpose of making impressions.
• Must have knowledge of oral and dental anatomy and must be able to chart the intra-oral findings.
• Shall have the ability to read, understand, fluently speak, and legibly write the English language.
• Bilingual oral communication skills in Spanish are preferred, but they are not required.

• The Dental Assistant(s) will perform chair-side dental assistance in the following dental disciplines: operative, prosthetics, endodontic, periodontics, radiology, and oral surgery.
• Sterilization and disinfection techniques of instruments will be required.
• Administrative functions, such as, filing, scheduling appointments, and inventorying supplies.
• Will be required to assist the staff Dentist with oral surgery, operative procedures, prosthetics, radiology, endodontic, preventive, and clerical duties.
• Will work with the Dental Officer(s) or his/her designee.
• Dentistry work is generally made on a daily basis or as the procedure or patient's need(s) dictate.
• Many other assignments are stated in general terms, which require a high level of understanding and initiative to complete the assignment.
• Required to use his/her training and practical experience, the Dentist's preferred methods, and current journals or manuals to establish the guidelines by which his/her duties can be accomplished.
• Will be required to perform a wide range of intra and extra-oral procedures, which require broad knowledge of dental anatomy and require a wide variety of accepted techniques and manual dexterity to accomplish.

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